Recorded 1949–1965 Girls' name Peak 1956 25 births

Hermalinda — girls' name

25 babies named Hermalinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s81960s12
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Hermalinda was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hermalinda in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hermalinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Hermalinda between 1949 and 1965, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hermalinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hermalinda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hermalinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hermalinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hermalinda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hermalinda at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

25

Since 1949

17 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1949

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1965

Hermalinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1949

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 1965196419561949 5

Hermalinda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 48% of Hermalinda's all-time total
1940s51950s81960s12

Hermalinda by state

Where Hermalinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hermalinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 24.0%
Texas share of Hermalinda's total US births 24.0%

6 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hermalinda?
25 babies have been named Hermalinda since 1949. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Hermalinda most popular?
Hermalinda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Hermalinda most popular?
The top states for the name Hermalinda are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Hermalinda been used?
Hermalinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 17 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Hermalinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Herlinda, Herminia, Hermelinda, Hermione, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.